Martin Attrill

Job title: Director of the Marine Institute, Marine Institute (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: Room 306, Marine Building, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Postal address: Room 306, Marine Building, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Alternative telephone: +44 (0)1752 584955
Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 584950
Email: M.Attrill@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

Director - Marine Institute

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Coordinator of Defra Lyme Bay MPA impact project

Qualifications & background

Director of the Marine Institute (2009-present)

Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth (2004-2009)

Reader in Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth (2002-2004)

Senior Lecturer in Marine & Estuarine Ecology, University of Plymouth (1992-2002)

Marine Biologist, National Rivers Authority (1988-1992)

PhD, University of Liverpool (1988)

BSc, University of Liverpool (1985)

Professional membership

Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

Member of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.

Member of the British Ecological Society.

Corporate Memberships

Society of Maritime Industries

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)

Society of Underwater Technology

Research interests

Main research interests and key papers

The impact of climate variability on marine ecosystems.

ATTRILL, M.J. & POWER, M. (2002). Climatic influence on a marine fish assemblage. Nature, 417: 275-278.
KELMO, F., ATTRILL, M. J., JONES, M.B. & GOMES, R.C.T. (2004). El Niño induced local extinction of coral reef bryozoan species from northern Bahia, Brazil. Biol. Conserv. 118: 609-617.
ATTRILL, M.J., KELMO, F. & JONES, M.B. (2004). Impact of the 1997-8 El Niño event on the coral reef-associated echinoderm assemblage from northern Bahia, NE Brazil. Climate Research, 26:151-158
ATTRILL, M.J., WRIGHT, J., EDWARDS, M. (2007). Climate-related increases in jellyfish frequency suggest a more gelatinous future for the North Sea. Limnol. Oceanogr. 52: 480-485.
McQUATTERS-GOLLOP, A., RAITSOS, D.E., EDWARDS, M., PRADHAN, Y., MEE, L.D., LAVENDER, S.J., ATTRILL, M.J. (2007). A long-term chlorophyll dataset reveals regime shift in North Sea phytoplankton biomass unconnected to increasing nutrient levels. Limnol. Oceanogr. 52: 635-648.

Ecology of estuarine invertebrates and fish.

ATTRILL, M.J. & POWER, M. (2004). Partitioning of temperature resources amongst an estuarine fish assemblage. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 61: 725-738
GILBEY, V., ATTRILL, M.J., COLEMAN, R.A. (2007). Juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) in the Thames Estuary: distribution, movement and possible interactions with the native crab Carcinus maenas. Biol. Invasions, 10: 67-77
LEAKEY, C.D.B., ATTRILL, M.J., JENNINGS, S., FITZSIMONS, M.F. (2008). Retrospective quantification of estuarine feeding activity by coastally caught marine fishes. J. Sea Res. 60: 210-214.
ATTRILL, M.J. RUNDLE, S.D., FRASER, A., POWER, M.(2009). Oligochaetes as a possible entry route for terrigenous organic carbon into estuarine benthic food webs. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 384: 147-157.

Ecology and biodiversity of temperate seagrass beds.

ATTRILL, M.J., STRONG, J.A. & ROWDEN, A.A. (2000). Are macroinvertebrate communities influenced by seagrass structural complexity? Ecography. 23: 114-121.
JACKSON, E., ROWDEN, A.A., ATTRILL, M.J., BOSSEY, S.J. & JONES, M.B. (2001). The importance of seagrass beds as a habitat for fishery species. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 39, 269-303.
BORG, J.A., ROWDEN A.A., ATTRILL, M.J., SCHEMBRI, P.J., JONES, M.B. (2006). Wanted dead or alive: High diversity of macroinvertebrates associated with living and 'dead' Posidonia oceanica seagrass matte. Mar. Biol. 149: 667-677.
TWEEDLEY, J.R., JACKSON, E.L., ATTRILL, M.J. (2008). Zostera marina seagrass beds enhance the attachment of the invasive alga Sargassum muticum in soft sediments. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 354: 305-309.
HIRST, J.A., ATTRILL, M.J. (2008). Small is beautiful: an inverted view of habitat fragmentation in seagrass beds. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 78: 811–818

Conservation, Management and Marine Renewable Energy

ATTRILL, M.J. (2002). A testable linear model for diversity trends in estuaries. J. Anim. Ecol., 71: 262-269.
SHEEHAN, E. V., THOMPSON, R.C., COLEMAN, R.A. & ATTRILL, M.J. (2008). Positive feedback fishery: population consequences of 'crab-tiling' on the green crab Carcinus maenas. J. Sea Res. 60: 303-309
SVENSSON, P., RODWELL, L.D., ATTRILL, M.J. (2009). Privately managed marine reserves as a mechanism for the conservation of coral reef ecosystems: a case study from Vietnam. Ambio 38: 72-78.
INGER, R., ATTRILL, M.J., BEARHOP, S., BRODERICK, A.C., GRECIAN, W.J., HODGSON, D.J., SHEEHAN, E., VOTIER, S.C., WITT, M.J., GODLEY, B.J. (2009). Marine Renewable Energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research. J. Appl. Ecol. 46: 1145–1153 (Open Access)
SHEEHAN, E.V., STEVENS, T.F., ATTRILL, M.J. (2010). A Quantitative, Non-Destructive Methodology for Habitat Characterisation and Benthic Monitoring at Offshore Renewable Energy Developments. PLoS One 5(12): e14461. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014461 (Open Access)

Hobby.

ATTRILL, M.J., GRESTY, K.A., HILL, R.A., BARTON, R.A. (2008). Red shirt colour is associated with long-term team success in English football. J. Sports Sci. 26: 577-582

Other research

Books

ATTRILL, M.J. (1998). A rehabilitated estuarine ecosystem: the environment and ecology of the Thames estuary. Kluwer Academic Press.

CLARK, R.B., FRID, C. & ATTRILL, M.J. (2001). Marine Pollution, 5th edition. Oxford University Press.

KAISER, M.J., ATTRILL, M.J., JENNINGS, S., THOMAS, D.N., BARNES, D.K.A., BRIERLEY, A.S., POLUNIN, N.V.C., RAFFAELLI, D.G., WILLIAMS, P.J.Le B. (2005). Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems and Impacts. Oxford University Press.

KAISER, M.J., ATTRILL, M.J., JENNINGS, S., THOMAS, D.N., BARNES, D.K.A., BRIERLEY, A.S., HIDDINK, J.G., KAARTOKALLIO, H., POLUNIN, N.V.C., RAFFAELLI, D.G. (2011). Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems and Impacts, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press.

Chapters in Books

ATTRILL, M.J. (2002). Community level indicators of stress in aquatic ecosystems. In: Adams, S.M. (ed.). Biological Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress. American Fisheries Society, pp. 473-508.

ATTRILL, M.J. (2009). Sea Temperature Change as an Indicator of Global Change. In: Letcher, T.M. (ed.). Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier, New York. pp. 337-348.

ATTRILL, M.J. (2009). Change in Coral Reef Ecosystems as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change. In: Letcher, T.M. (ed.). Climate and Global Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier, New York. pp. 253-262.

Other Articles
McQUATTERS-GOLLOP, A., RAITSOS, D.E., EDWARDS, M., PRADHAN, Y., MEE, L.D., LAVENDER, S.J., ATTRILL, M.J. (2007). Climate exacerbates eutrophication in the North Sea. IMBER Update, 7: 3-4

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Successful completion (26) - all PhD:

Sarah Perryman (1993-1996): Heavy metals in estuaries: validation of sensitivity of monitoring methods at different levels of biological organisation.
Aziz Arshad (1995-1999): Temporal and spatial responses of benthic communities and populations across upper estuarine environmental gradients.
Sergio Netto (1995-1999): Meiofauna and macrofauna communities of Rocas Atoll, Brazil.
Ahmed Abada (1995-2000): From rivers to oceans : a comparison of contrasting aquatic ecosystems using benthic size spectra.
Ozeas Costa Jnr (1998-2002): Biogeochemical nutrient cycling and its relationship with coral reef eutrophication.
Francisco Kelmo O dos Santos (1998-2002): Ecological Consequences of 1997-1998 El Niño -Southern Oscillation on the major Coral Reef Communities from Northern Bahia, Brazil.
Hector Hernandez Arana (1998-2003): The influence of seasonal sediment dynamics and oil-drilling activity on the benthic communities of the Gulf of Mexico.
Emma Jackson (1998-2003): The importance of seagrass beds as nursery grounds for fisheries species.
Matt Frost (1999-2003,PT): The role of frontal systems in controlling sandy beach macroinvertebrate communities.
Angus Jackson (2000-2004): Mobile predators in a dynamic environment: the role of fish in structuring upper-estuarine benthic communities.
Joseph Borg (1997-2004,PT): Role of Posidonia oceanica meadow structure in determining diversity of associated macrofaunal assemblages.
Sophie Leterme (2003-2006): Multi-scale variability in phytoplankton populations of the North Atlantic basin: from eddies to global change.
Chris Leakey (2003-2006): Quantifying inhabitation, feeding and connectivity between adjacent estuarine and coastal regions for three commercially important marine fishes.
Emma Sheehan (2003-2007): Ecological impact of crab tiling on estuarine fauna.
Abigail McQuatters Gollop (2004-2007): Plankton as indicators for eutrophication in Europe’s regional seas
Patrik Svensson (2004-2009, PT): The effectiveness of privately managed MPAs in tropical coastal areas
Ahmed Al-Mazrooei (2005-2009): Evolutionary biology and behaviour of marine gastropods
Pierre Helaouet (2005-2009): Scenarios of change in the state, structure and functioning of North Atlantic pelagic ecosystems
Rebecca Jefferson (2006-2010): Articulating the ecosystem approach in Europe’s Seas: socio-ecological indicators for adaptive management
James Grecian (2008-2011): Linking offshore development with seabird populations.
Sian Rees (2007-2011): Estimating the value of marine conservation in the UK
James Highfield (2007-2011): Linking benthic dynamics to pelagic ecosystem functioning in shallow seas
Stacey DeAmicis (2006-2012, New Route): Impact of the invasive Sargassum muticum on Zostera marina seagrass ecosystems.
Valentina Lauria (2008-2012): The relative influence of climate change and fishing impact on long-term trends in North Atlantic fish biomass and seabird populations
Eddie Melatunan (2008-2012): Impact of ocean acidification on the developmental biology of gastropods
Vivienne Johnson (2009-2012): Using volcanic CO₂gradients to investigate responses of marine photoautotrophs to ocean acidification

Current (8):

Bryony Pearce (2006 start, PT): The ecology of Sabellaria reefs
Maria Campbell (2008 start): Assessing change in fishing boat movements using VMS data.
Isobel Bloor (2009 start): Cephalopod Recruitment from English-Channel Spawning Habitats (CRESH)
Laura Pettit (2010 start): Assessing the effects of long-term ocean acidification at volcanic CO₂ vents
Julian Evans (2010 start): Habitat characterisation of infralittoral coarse gravel beds in the Maltese Islands.
Demetris Kletou (2011 start): A multi-step approach in ultraoligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean to evaluate the ecological status, climate change response and restoration potential of Posidonia oceanica
Adam Rees (2012 start): Assessing the impact of static gear fishery on the marine protected area within Lyme Bay, SW England
Tim Cresswell (2012 start): Can citizen science be used to generate robust scientific data?

Grants & contracts
Grants Awarded - (bold = current)

•£458,324- Defra, 2008-2011 (Lyme Bay - A Case Study: Measuring recovery of benthic species; assessing potential 'spillover' effects and socio-economic changes)
•£432,350 - SWRDA, 2007-2011. (Assessing the biodiversity impact of the Wave Hub renewable energy development).
•£379,680 - SWRDA 2008-2011 (Capital Award: HD cameras and ROV)
•€364,908 - EU FP7, 2009-2013 (Knowledge-based sustainable management for Europe's Seas).

•€347,022 – EU INTERREG, 2009-2011 (PROTTEC “Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer through Regional Economic Clusters”)
•€636,608 – EU FP6, 2004-2007 (Habitat Loss in European Coastal Seas, part of €2.5 million European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems. UoP share: €244,757)
•€213,730 - EU INTERREG, 2009-2012 (CHARM3 "CHannel integrated Approach for marine Resource Management")
•£141,372 - Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, 2007-2010 (Evaluating and protecting the biodiversity of lower, tidally influenced river reaches)
•£125,000 - Joint UK Research Council Academic Fellowship, 2005-2011 (Human impact on marine ecosystems)
•£99,672 – Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Grant, 2004-2006 (Design of new bilge water separator, incl. removal of alien species’ larvae)
•£74,350 – Brazilian Government, 1995-2002 (Environmental Impacts on the ecology of Brazilian Coral Reefs).
•€81,640 - EU INTERREG, 2009-2013 (CRESH "Cephalopod Recruitment from English channel Spawning Habitats")
•£40,000 – Holly Hill Charitable Trust, 2003-2006 (Ecological impact of crab tiling on estuarine fauna).
•£28,785 - NERC, 2003-2006 (Stable isotope support for project: Quantifying estuarine carbon subsidies to coastal ecosystems and fisheries)
•£27,000 - English Nature, 2006-2009 (Articulating the ecosystem approach in Europe’s Seas: socio-ecological indicators for adaptive management)
•£26,000 - Mexican Government, 1998-2003 (The influence of seasonal sediment dynamics and oil-drilling activity on the benthic communities of the Gulf of Mexico)
•£21,000 - Jersey Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1998-2003 (Importance of Channel Island seagrass habitats to fisheries)
•£12,500 - Leverhulme Trust, 2011 (Artist in Residence Grant: Philip Hoare).
•£4,133 - Seale-Hayne Educational Trust, 2005-06 (Impact of agricultural fertiliser runoff on the health of Devon seagrass beds)
•£20,700 – Total value of seven small grants.

TOTAL: £1,890,866 + €1,252,957 [» £2,966,050)

Journals

Articles

Lauria, V., Attrill, MJ., Pinnegar, JK., Brown, A., Edwards, M. & Votier, SC. (2012) 'Influence of climate change and trophic coupling across four trophic levels in the Celtic Sea.' PLoS One 7 (10), p e47408 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan, EV., Coleman, RA., Attrill, MJ. & Thompson, RC. (2010) 'A quantitative assessment of the response of mobile estuarine fauna to crab-tiles during tidal immersion using remote underwater video cameras' JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 387 (1-2), pp 68 - 74 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan, EV., Stevens, TF. & Attrill, MJ. (2010) 'A quantitative, non-destructive methodology for habitat characterisation and benthic monitoring at offshore renewable energy developments.' PLoS One 5 (12), p e14461 Author Site , DOI

Lynam, CP., Attrill, MJ. & Skogen, MD. (2010) 'Climatic and oceanic influences on the abundance of gelatinous zooplankton in the North Sea' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 90 (6), pp 1153 - 1159 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan, EV., Coleman, RA., Thompson, RC. & Attrill, MJ. (2010) 'Crab-tiling reduces the diversity of estuarine infauna' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 411, pp 137 - 148 Author Site , DOI

Rees, SE., Attrill, MJ., Austen, MC., Mangi, SC., Richards, JP. & Rodwell, LD. (2010) 'Is there a win-win scenario for marine nature conservation? A case study of Lyme Bay, England' OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 53 (3), pp 135 - 145 Author Site , DOI

Highfield, JM., Eloire, D., Conway, DVP., Lindeque, PK., Attrill, MJ. & Somerfield, PJ. (2010) 'Seasonal dynamics of meroplankton assemblages at station L4' JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH 32 (5), pp 681 - 691 Author Site , DOI

Borg, JA., Rowden, AA., Attrill, MJ., Schembri, PJ. & Jones, MB. (2010) 'Spatial variation in the composition of motile macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with two bed types of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 406, pp 91 - 104 Author Site , DOI

Svensson, P., Rodwell, LD. & Attrill, MJ. (2010) 'The perceptions of local fishermen towards a hotel managed marine reserve in Vietnam' OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 53 (3), pp 114 - 122 Author Site , DOI

Rees, SE., Rodwell, LD., Attrill, MJ., Austen, MC. & Mangi, SC. (2010) 'The value of marine biodiversity to the leisure and recreation industry and its application to marine spatial planning' MARINE POLICY 34 (5), pp 868 - 875 Author Site , DOI

Inger, R., Attrill, MJ., Bearhop, S., Broderick, AC., James Grecian, W., Hodgson, DJ., Mills, C., Sheehan, E., Votier, SC., Witt, MJ. & Godley, BJ. (2009) 'Marine renewable energy: Potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research' Journal of Applied Ecology 46 (6), pp 1145 - 1153

Leakey, CDB., Attrill, MJ. & Fitzsimons, MF. (2009) 'Multi-element otolith chemistry of juvenile sole (Solea solea), whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Thames Estuary and adjacent coastal regions' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 61 (4), pp 268 - 274 Author Site , DOI

Borg, JA., Rowden, AA., Attrill, MJ., Schembri, PJ. & Jones, MB. (2009) 'Occurrence and distribution of different bed types of seagrass Posidonia oceanica around the Maltese Islands' MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE 10 (2), pp 45 - 61 Author Site

Attrill, MJ., Rundle, SD., Fraser, A. & Power, M. (2009) 'Oligochaetes as a possible entry route for terrigenous organic carbon into estuarine benthic food webs' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 384, pp 147 - 157 Author Site , DOI

Svensson, P., Rodwell, LD. & Attrill, MJ. (2009) 'Privately managed marine reserves as a mechanism for the conservation of coral reef ecosystems: a case study from Vietnam.' Ambio 38 (2), pp 72 - 78 Author Site

Jr, COS., Nimmo, M. & Attrill, MJ. (2008) 'Coastal nutritication in Brazil: A review of the role of nutrient excess on coral reef demise' JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES 25 (2), pp 257 - 270 Author Site , DOI

Leterme, SC., Pincree, RD., Skogen, MD., Seuront, L., Reid, PC. & Attrill, MJ. (2008) 'Decadal fluctuations in North Atlantic water inflow in the North Sea between 1958-2003: impacts on temperature and phytoplankton populations' OCEANOLOGIA 50 (1), pp 59 - 72 Author Site

Svensson, P., Rodwell, LD. & Attrill, MJ. (2008) 'Hotel managed marine reserves: A willingness to pay survey' OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 51 (12), pp 854 - 861 Author Site , DOI

Votier, SC., Bearhop, S., Attrill, MJ. & Oro, D. (2008) 'Is climate change the most likely driver of range expansion for a critically endangered top predator in northeast Atlantic waters?' Biol Lett 4 (2), pp 204 - 205 Author Site , DOI

Gilbey, V., Attrill, MJ. & Coleman, RA. (2008) 'Juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) in the Thames estuary: distribution, movement and possible interactions with the native crab Carcinus maenas' BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 10 (1), pp 67 - 77 Author Site , DOI

Sheehan, EV., Thompson, RC., Coleman, RA. & Attrill, MJ. (2008) 'Positive feedback fishery: Population consequences of 'crab-tiling' on the green crab Carcinus maenas' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 60 (4), pp 255 - 261 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ., Gresty, KA., Hill, RA. & Barton, RA. (2008) 'Red shirt colour is associated with long-term team success in English football.' J Sports Sci 26 (6), pp 577 - 582 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ. & Edwards, M. (2008) 'Reply to Haddock, S. H. D. Reconsidering evidence for potential climate-related increases in jellyfish' LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 53 (6), pp 2763 - 2766 Author Site

Leakey, CDB., Attrill, MJ., Jennings, S. & Fitzsimons, MF. (2008) 'Retrospective quantification of estuarine feeding activity by coastally caught marine fishes' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 60 (3), pp 210 - 214 Author Site , DOI

Hirst, JA. & Attrill, MJ. (2008) 'Small is beautiful: An inverted view of habitat fragmentation in seagrass beds' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 78 (4), pp 811 - 818 Author Site , DOI

Leakey, CDB., Attrill, MJ., Jennings, S. & Fitzsimons, MF. (2008) 'Stable isotopes in juvenile marine fishes and their invertebrate prey from the Thames Estuary, UK, and adjacent coastal regions' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 77 (3), pp 513 - 522 Author Site , DOI

Tweedley, JR., Jackson, EL. & Attrill, MJ. (2008) 'Zostera marina seagrass beds enhance the attachment of the invasive alga Sargassum mulicum in soft sediments' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 354, pp 305 - 309 Author Site , DOI

Quatters-Gollop, A., Raitsos, DE., Edwards, M., Pradhan, Y., Mee, LD., Lavender, SJ. & Attrill, MJ. (2007) 'A long-term chlorophyll data set reveals regime shift in North Sea phytoplankton biomass unconnected to nutrient trends' Limnology and Oceanography 52 (2), pp 635 - 648

McQuatters-Gollop, A., Raitsos, DE., Edwards, M., Pradhan, Y., Mee, LD., Lavender, SJ. & Attrill, MJ. (2007) 'A new long-term chlorophyll dataset reveals a regime shift in North Sea phytoplankton biomass unconnected to nutrient levels' Limnology and Oceanology 52(2), p 635–648

Attrill, MJ., Wright, J. & Edwards, M. (2007) 'Climate-related increases in jellyfish frequency suggest a more gelatinous future for the North Sea' Limnology and Oceanography 52 (1), pp 480 - 485

Attrill, MJ. & Kelmo, F. (2007) 'Opportunistic responses of Diadema antillarum (Echinodermata : Echinoidea) populations following the 1997-98 El nino event in Bahia, Brazil' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 73 (1-2), pp 243 - 248

Johnson, GE., Attrill, MJ., Sheehan, EV. & Somerfield, PJ. (2007) 'Recovery of meiofauna communities following mudflat disturbance by trampling associated with crab-tiling.' Mar Environ Res 64 (4), pp 409 - 416 Author Site , DOI

Johnson, GEL., Attrill, MJ., Sheehan, EV. & Somerfield, PJ. (2007) 'Recovery of meiofauna communities following mudflat disturbance by trampling associated with crab-tiling10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.03.002' Marine Environmental Research 64 (4), pp 409 - 416

Spooner, EH., Coleman, RA. & Attrill, MJ. (2007) 'Sex differences in body morphology and multitrophic interactions involving the foraging behaviour of the crab Carcinus maenas' Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 28 (3), pp 394 - 403

Quatters-Gollop, A., Raitsos, DE., Edwards, M. & Attrill, MJ. (2007) 'Spatial patterns of diatom and dinoflagellate seasonal cycles in the NE Atlantic Ocean' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 339, pp 301 - 306

Power, M. & Attrill, MJ. (2007) 'Temperature-dependent temporal variation in the size and growth of Thames estuary smelt Osmerus eperlanus' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 330, pp 213 - 222

Jackson, EL., Glanfield, SC., Delacruz, J., Langmead, O., Arvanitidis, C., Attrill, MJ., Tyler-Walters, H. & Mee, LD. (2006) 'An objective approach to defining loss of seagrass in the Mediterranean: causal chain analysis and scenario predictions' Biologia Marina 13(4), pp 240 - 244

Strandberg, B., Axelsen, JA., Pedersen, MB., Jensen, J. & Attrill, MJ. (2006) 'Effect of a copper gradient on plant community structure' Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25 (3), pp 743 - 753

Hauser, A., Attrill, MJ. & Cotton, PA. (2006) 'Effects of habitat complexity on the diversity and abundance of macrofauna colonising artificial kelp holdfasts' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 325, pp 93 - 100

Jackson, EL., Attrill, MJ. & Jones, MB. (2006) 'Habitat characteristics and spatial arrangement affecting the diversity of fish and decapod assemblages of seagrass (Zostera marina) beds around the coast of Jersey (English Channel)' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 68 (3-4), pp 421 - 432

Kelmo, F., Attrill, MJ. & Jones, MB. (2006) 'Mass mortality of coral reef ascidians following the 1997/1998 El Nino event' Hydrobiologia 555, pp 231 - 240

Jackson, EL., Attrill, MJ., Rowden, AA. & Jones, MB. (2006) 'Seagrass complexity hierarchies: Influence on fish groups around the coast of Jersey (English Channel)' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 330 (1), pp 38 - 54

Costa, OS., Attrill, MJ. & Nimmo, M. (2006) 'Seasonal and spatial controls on the delivery of excess nutrients to nearshore and offshore coral reefs of Brazil' Journal of Marine Systems 60 (1-2), pp 63 - 74

Borg, JA., Rowden, AA., Attrill, MJ., Schembri, PJ. & Jones, MB. (2006) 'Wanted dead or alive: high diversity of macroinvertebrates associated with living and 'dead' Posidonia oceanica matte' Marine Biology 149 (3), pp 667 - 677

Borg, JA., Attrill, MJ., Rowden, AA., Schembri, PJ. & Jones, MB. (2005) 'Architectural characteristics of two bed types of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica over different spatial scales' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 62 (4), pp 667 - 678

Arana, HAH., Warwick, RM., Attrill, MJ., Rowden, AA. & Gold-Bouchot, G. (2005) 'Assessing the impact of oil-related activities on benthic macroinfauna assemblages of the Campeche shelf, southern Gulf of Mexico' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 289, pp 89 - 107

Leterme, SC., Edwards, M., Seuront, L., Attrill, MJ., Reid, PC. & John, AWG. (2005) 'Decadal basin-scale changes in diatoms, dinoflagellates, and phytoplankton color across the North Atlantic' Limnology and Oceanography 50 (4), pp 1244 - 1253

Wootton, RJ., Adams, CE. & Attrill, MJ. (2005) 'Empirical modelling of the population dynamics of a small population of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus' Environmental Biology of Fishes 74 (2), pp 151 - 161

HERNÁNDEZ ARANA, HA., WARWICK, RM., ATTRILL, MJ., ROWDEN, AA. & GOLD-BOUCHOT, G. (2005) 'Impact of oil related activities on benthic macroinfauna assemblages of the Campeche shelf, southern Gulf of Mexico' Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 289, pp 89 - 107

Arana, HAH., Attrill, MJ., Hartley, R. & Bouchot, GG. (2005) 'Transitional carbonate-terrigenous shelf sub-environments inferred from textural characteristics of surficial sediments in the Southern Gulf of Mexico' Continental Shelf Research 25 (15), pp 1836 - 1852

Frost, MT., Attrill, MJ., Rowden, AA. & Foggo, A. (2004) 'Abundance-occupancy relationships in macrofauna on exposed sandy beaches: patterns and mechanisms' Ecography 27 (5), pp 643 - 649

Kelmo, F., Attrill, MJ., Gomes, RCT. & Jones, MB. (2004) 'El Nino induced local extinction of coral reef bryozoan species from Northern Bahia, Brazil' Biological Conservation 118 (5), pp 609 - 617

Attrill, MJ., Kelmo, F. & Jones, MB. (2004) 'Impact of the 1997-98 El Nino event on the coral reef-associated echinoderm assemblage from northern Bahia, northeastern Brazil' Climate Research 26 (2), pp 151 - 158

Jackson, AC., Rundle, SD., Attrill, MJ. & Cotton, PA. (2004) 'Ontogenetic changes in metabolism may determine diet shifts for a sit-and-wait predator' Journal of Animal Ecology 73 (3), pp 536 - 545

Attrill, MJ. & Power, M. (2004) 'Partitioning of temperature resources amongst an estuarine fish assemblage' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 61 (4), pp 725 - 738

Foggo, A., Frost, MT. & Attrill, MJ. (2003) 'Abundance-occupancy patterns in British estuarine macroinvertebrates' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 265, pp 297 - 302

FOGGO, A., FROST, MT. & ATTRILL, MJ. (2003) 'Abundance-range size patterns in the British estuarine macrofauna.' Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 265, pp 297 - 302

Kelmo, F., Attrill, MJ. & Jones, MB. (2003) 'Effects of the 1997-1998 El Nino on the cnidarian community of a high turbidity coral reef system (northern Bahia, Brazil)' Coral Reefs 22 (4), pp 541 - 550

Foggo, A., Attrill, MJ., Frost, MT. & Rowden, AA. (2003) 'Estimating marine species richness: an evaluation of six extrapolative techniques' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 248, pp 15 - 26

Hernandez-Arana, HA., Rowden, AA., Attrill, MJ., Warwick, RM. & Gold-Bouchot, G. (2003) 'Large-scale environmental influences on the benthic macroinfauna of the southern Gulf of Mexico' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 58 (4), pp 825 - 841

Power, M. & Attrill, MJ. (2003) 'Long-term trends in the estuarine abundance of Nilsson's pipefish (Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson)' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 57 (1-2), pp 325 - 333

Kelmo, F. & Attrill, MJ. (2003) 'Shallow-water Campanulariidae (Hydrozoa, leptothecatae) from Northern Bahia, Brazil' Revista de Biologia Tropical 51 (1), pp 123 - 146

Saunders, JE., Attrill, MJ., Shaw, SM. & Rowden, AA. (2003) 'Spatial variability in the epiphytic algal assemblages of Zostera marina seagrass beds' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 249, pp 107 - 115

Netto, SA., Attrill, MJ. & Warwick, RM. (2003) 'The relationship between benthic fauna, carbonate sediments and reef morphology in reef-flat tidal pools of Rocas Atoll (north-east Brazil)' Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 83 (2), pp 425 - 432

BORG, J., ROWDEN, AA., ATTRILL, MJ. & JONES, MB. (2002) 'A quantitative method for sampling macroinvertebrates from Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds' Scient. Mar 66 (1), pp 53 - 58

Borg, JA., Attrill, MJ., Rowden, AA., Schembri, PJ. & Jones, MB. (2002) 'A quantitative technique for sampling motile macroinvertebrates in beds of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile' Scientia Marina 66 (1), pp 53 - 58

Attrill, MJ. (2002) 'A testable linear model for diversity trends in estuaries' Journal of Animal Ecology 71 (2), pp 262 - 269

Attrill, MJ. & Power, M. (2002) 'Climatic influence on a marine fish assemblage' Nature 417 (6886), pp 275 - 278

Jackson, EL., Rowden, AA., Attrill, MJ., Bossy, SF. & Jones, MB. (2002) 'Comparison of fish and mobile macroinvertebrates associated with seagrass and adjacent sand at St. Catherine Bay, Jersey (English Channel): Emphasis on commercial species' Bulletin of Marine Science 71 (3), pp 1333 - 1341

Attrill, MJ. & Rundle, SD. (2002) 'Ecotone or ecocline: Ecological boundaries in estuaries' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 55 (6), pp 929 - 936

Power, M., Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (2002) 'Environmental influences on the long-term fluctuations in the abundance of gadoid species during estuarine residence' Journal of Sea Research 47 (2), pp 185 - 194

Power, M. & Attrill, MJ. (2002) 'Factors affecting long-term trends in the estuarine abundance of pogge (Agonus cataphractus)' Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 54 (6), pp 941 - 949

Jackson, AC., Rundle, SD. & Attrill, MJ. (2002) 'Fitness consequences of prey depletion for the common goby Pomatoschistus microps' Marine Ecology-Progress Series 242, pp 229 - 235

Costa, OS., Attrill, MJ., Pedrini, AG. & De-Paula, JC. (2002) 'Spatial and seasonal distribution of seaweeds on coral reefs from southern Bahia, Brazil' Botanica Marina 45 (4), pp 346 - 355

Attrill, M. (2001) '... following the lead of pioneering teachers' Nature 411 (6841), pp 992 - 992

Kelmo, F. & Attrill, MJ. (2001) 'Cnidarian communities from coral reefs in Bahia, Brazil.' Bulletin of Marine Science 69, pp 547 - 557

BOWDEN, DA., ROWDEN, AA. & ATTRILL, MJ. (2001) 'Effect of patch size and in-patch location on the infaunal macro-invertebrate community of Zostera marina seagrass beds' J.Exp.Mar.Biol.Ecol 259, pp 133 - 154

Attrill, MJ., Stafford, R. & Rowden, AA. (2001) 'Latitudinal diversity patterns in estuarine tidal flats: indications of a global cline' Ecography 24 (3), pp 318 - 324

Jackson, EL., Rowden, AA., Attrill, MJ., Bossey, SJ. & Jones, MB. (2001) 'The importance of seagrass beds as a habitat for fishery species' Oceanography and Marine Biology, Vol 39 39, pp 269 - 303

Attrill, MJ., Strong, JA. & Rowden, AA. (2000) 'Are macroinvertebrate communities influenced by seagrass structural complexity?' ECOGRAPHY 23 (1), pp 114 - 121 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ. & Power, M. (2000) 'Effects on invertebrate populations of drought-induced changes in estuarine water quality' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 203, pp 133 - 143 Author Site , DOI

Power, M., Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (2000) 'Environmental factors and interactions affecting the temporal abundance of juvenile flatfish in the Thames Estuary' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 43 (2), pp 135 - 149 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ. & Power, M. (2000) 'Modelling the effect of drought on estuarine water quality' WATER RESEARCH 34 (5), pp 1584 - 1594 Author Site , DOI

Power, M., Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (2000) 'Temporal abundance patterns and growth of juvenile herring and sprat from the Thames estuary 1977-1992' JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 56 (6), pp 1408 - 1426 Author Site , DOI

Frost, MT., Rowden, AA. & Attrill, MJ. (1999) 'Effect of habitat fragmentation on the macroinvertebrate infaunal communities associated with the seagrass Zostera marina L.' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 9 (3), pp 255 - 263 Author Site , DOI

Power, M., Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (1999) 'Heavy metal concentration trends in the Thames estuary' WATER RESEARCH 33 (7), pp 1672 - 1680 Author Site , DOI

Netto, SA., Warwick, RM. & Attrill, MJ. (1999) 'Meiobenthic and macrobenthic community structure in carbonate sediments of Rocas Atoll (north-east, Brazil)' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 48 (1), pp 39 - 50 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ., Power, M. & Thomas, RM. (1999) 'Modelling estuarine Crustacea population fluctuations in response to physico-chemical trends' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 178, pp 89 - 99 Author Site , DOI

Netto, SA., Attrill, MJ. & Warwick, RM. (1999) 'Sublittoral meiofauna and macrofauna of Rocas Atoll (NE Brazil): indirect evidence of a topographically controlled front' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 179, pp 175 - 186 Author Site , DOI

Netto, SA., Attrill, MJ. & Warwick, RM. (1999) 'The effect of a natural water-movement related disturbance on the structure of meiofauna and macrofauna communities in the intertidal sand flat of Rocas Atoll (NE, Brazil)' JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH 42 (4), pp 291 - 302 Author Site , DOI

Pedersen, MB., Axelsen, JA., Strandberg, B., Jensen, J. & Attrill, MJ. (1999) 'The impact of a copper gradient on a microarthropod field community' ECOTOXICOLOGY 8 (6), pp 467 - 483 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ., Bilton, DT., Rowden, AA., Rundle, SD. & Thomas, RM. (1999) 'The impact of encroachment and bankside development on the habitat complexity and supralittoral invertebrate communities of the Thames Estuary foreshore' AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 9 (2), pp 237 - 247 Author Site , DOI

Power, M., Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (1999) 'Trends in agricultural pesticide (atrazine, lindane, simazine) concentrations in the Thames Estuary' ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 104 (1), pp 31 - 39 Author Site , DOI

Webster, PJ., Rowden, AA. & Attrill, MJ. (1998) 'Effect of shoot density on the infaunal macro-invertebrate community within a Zostera marina seagrass bed' ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 47 (3), pp 351 - 357 Author Site , DOI

Williams, PR., Attrill, MJ. & Nimmo, M. (1998) 'Heavy metal concentrations and bioaccumulation within the Fal Estuary, UK: A reappraisal' MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 36 (8), pp 643 - 645 Author Site , DOI

Ramsay, PM., Rundle, SD., Attrill, MJ., Uttley, MG., Williams, PR., Elsmere, PS. & Abada, A. (1997) 'A rapid method for estimating biomass size spectra of benthic metazoan communities' CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 54 (8), pp 1716 - 1724 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ. & Depledge, MH. (1997) 'Community and population indicators of ecosystem health: Targeting links between levels of biological organisation' Aquatic Toxicology 38 (1-3), pp 183 - 197

Attrill, MJ., Ramsay, PM., Thomas, RM. & Trett, MW. (1996) 'An estuarine biodiversity hot-spot' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 76 (1), pp 161 - 175 Author Site

Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (1996) 'Long-term distribution patterns of mobile estuarine invertebrates (Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea: Decapoda) in relation to hydrological para (vol 143, pg 25, 1996)' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 145 (1-3), pp 308 - 308 Author Site

Attrill, MJ. & Thomas, RM. (1996) 'Long-term distribution patterns of mobile estuarine invertebrates (Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea: Decapoda) in relation to hydrological parameters' MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 143 (1-3), pp 25 - 36 Author Site , DOI

Attrill, MJ., Rundle, SD. & Thomas, RM. (1996) 'The influence of drought-induced low freshwater flow on an upper-estuarine macroinvertebrate community' WATER RESEARCH 30 (2), pp 261 - 268 Author Site , DOI

RUNDLE, S. & ATTRILL, M. (1995) 'COMPARISON OF MEIOBENTHIC CRUSTACEAN COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ACROSS FRESH-WATER ACIDIFICATION GRADIENTS' ARCHIV FUR HYDROBIOLOGIE 133 (4), pp 441 - 456 Author Site

ATTRILL, M. & THOMES, R. (1995) 'HEAVY-METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SEDIMENT FROM THE THAMES ESTUARY, UK' MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 30 (11), pp 742 - 744 Author Site , DOI

HARTNOLL, R., RICE, A. & ATTRILL, M. (1992) 'ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE GALATHEID GENUS-MUNIDA (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA) FROM THE PORCUPINE SEABIGHT, NORTHEAST ATLANTIC' SARSIA 76 (4), pp 231 - 246 Author Site

ATTRILL, M., HARTNOLL, R. & RICE, A. (1991) 'ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE DEEP-SEA CRAB GERYON-TRISPINOSUS FROM THE PORCUPINE SEABIGHT' JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 71 (2), pp 311 - 328 Author Site

ATTRILL, M. (1989) 'A RHIZOCEPHALAN (CRUSTACEA, CIRRIPEDIA) INFESTATION OF THE DEEP-SEA GALATHEID MUNIDA-SARSI (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA), THE EFFECTS ON THE HOST AND THE INFLUENCE OF DEPTH UPON THE HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIP' JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 217, pp 663 - 682 Author Site

Reviews

Witt, MJ., Sheehan, EV., Bearhop, S., Broderick, AC., Conley, DC., Cotterell, SP., Crow, E., Grecian, WJ., Halsband, C., Hodgson, DJ., Hosegood, P., Inger, R., Miller, PI., Sims, DW., Thompson, RC., Vanstaen, K., Votier, SC., Attrill, MJ. & Godley, BJ. (2012) 'Assessing wave energy effects on biodiversity: the wave hub experience.' Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 370 (1959), pp 502 - 529 Author Site , DOI

Grecian, WJ., Inger, R., Attrill, MJ., Bearhop, S., Godley, BJ., Witt, MJ. & Votier, SC. (2010) 'Potential impacts of wave-powered marine renewable energy installations on marine birds' Ibis 152, pp 683 - 697 , DOI

Chapters

Attrill, MJ. (2009) 'Changes in coral reef ecosystems as an indicator of climate and global change' in Letcher TM (ed.) Climate change: observed impacts on planet earth Elsevier Science pp 253 - 262

Attrill, MJ. (2009) 'Sea temperature change as an indicator of global change.' in Letcher TM (ed.) Climate change: observed impacts on planet earth Elsevier Science pp 337 - 348

Attrill, MJ. (2002) 'Community level indicators of stress in aquatic ecosystems' in Adams SM (ed.) Biological Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress American Fisheries Society pp 473 - 508

Conference Papers

Kelmo, F. & Attrill, MJ. (2001) 'Cnidarian community structure of coastal reefs from northern Bahia, Brazil' pp 547 - 557

Costa, OS., Leao, ZMAN., Nimmo, M. & Attrill, MJ. (2000) 'Nutrification impacts on coral reefs from northern Bahia, Brazil' pp 307 - 315 , DOI

ATTRILL, M., HARTNOLL, R., RICE, A. & THURSTON, M. (1990) 'A DEPTH-RELATED DISTRIBUTION OF THE RED CRAB, GERYON-TRISPINOSUS (HERBST) [= GERYON-TRIDENS KROYER] - INDICATIONS OF VERTICAL MIGRATION' pp 197 - 206 , DOI

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